Secret Court Ruling on Surveillance Hidden by US Government
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If the ruling mandates changes to Section 702, it could end the government's dragnet surveillance of US citizens' communications, setting a major privacy precedent.
The US government is concealing a secret court ruling that reveals how it conducts warrantless surveillance on Americans under Section 702. Officials are rushing to renew the surveillance program before the ruling becomes public to avoid backlash.
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Ars Technica
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